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31 May 2025
Saturday, 2 August 2025 UniSC
School’s out for SUMMER!
Here it is, the big one—the school holiday where everything happens. Christmas, New Year, summer, plus the end of a school year and the start of a new one. And of course, we still need to work and get s#1t done through all of that. Worried how you’ll juggle it all? Don’t fret. We’ve got you covered! Our jampacked Summer School Holiday Guide is your one-stop shop for summer school activities across southeast Queensland—that’s Brisbane, Sunshine Coast AND Gold Coast. Featuring school holiday camps, kids shows, and exciting adventures to keep those little ones busy throughout the break. As there is so much going on, our Summer Holiday Guide is conveniently divided into three editions: Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast. This is your GOLD COAST edition! Enjoy! Simply click covers below to view the other regions.
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Gold Coast Summer School Holiday Activities
SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMPS
MY FIRST GYM, ROBINA
4 DECEMBER 2024 - 23 JANUARY 2025
Join MyFirstGym Robina these summer school holidays for fun full-day camps from 9 am – 3 pm. MyFirstGym Holiday Camps are coach-led classes that focus on movement and exercise while keeping your kids active and entertained over the school holidays. CLICK FOR MORE >>
PLATINUM TENNIS SCHOOL
HOLIDAY FUN CAMP
PLATINUM TENNIS, NERANG
16 DECEMBER 2024 - 24 JANUARY 2025
This exciting camp is designed for kids of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced players, ages 4 to 16. Whether your child is looking to improve their game or simply enjoy outdoor activity, this camp offers something for everyone. CLICK FOR MORE >>
TRAMPOLINE HOLIDAY CAMPS
SKYBOUND GYMNASTICS, BURLEIGH
16 DECEMBER 2024 - 24 JANUARY 2025
Join Skybound Gymnastics for an action packed day of flips and fun these school holidays! Each day is spent learning somersaults, handstands, handsprings and making friends. And their qualified coaches will teach them every step of the way! CLICK FOR MORE >>
SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMP
SKILL SAMURAI, ASHMORE
16 DECEMBER 2024 - 24 JANUARY 2025
Looking for a fun and educational way to keep your child engaged during the school holidays? Skill Samurai Ashmore’s School Holiday Program offers an exciting mix of STEM activities, coding, robotics, and hands-on projects designed to spark creativity and build essential skills. CLICK FOR MORE >>
Gold Coast Summer School Holiday Activities
LITTLE LIFESAVERS
19 LOCATIONS ACROSS SE QLD
5 DECEMBER 2024 - 25 JANUARY 2025
Surf Life Saving Queensland’s Little Lifesavers is a fun introduction to surf lifesaving for kids. Children will have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of water activities, beach games and rescue techniques in flat water, giving them the confidence to take their skills to the beach. CLICK FOR MORE >>
MAGIC BY MOONLIGHT
BROADWATER PARKLANDS
27 DECEMBER 2024 - 26 JANUARY 2025
Discover the magix this summer when Broadwater Parklands will be transformed into a magical realm of 3D lights and wonder with Magic by Moonlight—an incredible installation of more than 400 captivating lights featuring more than 30,000 lightbulbs. CLICK FOR MORE >>
Gold Coast Summer School Holiday Activities
BOUNCE AFTER DARK END-OF-TERM PARTY
BOUNCE BURLEIGH WATERS
6 DECEMBER 2024, 6 - 9 PM
Don’t miss the best end-of-term celebration, After Dark on Friday 6 December! From 6 - 9 pm the lights go down and the DJ tunes fill the venue, making it an awesome atmosphere for you and your mates to celebrate the end of term. CLICK FOR MORE >>
FUTURE PLAYGROUND EXPERIENCE
IMAGINATOR, SURFERS PARADISE
14 DECEMBER 2024 - 27 JANUARY 2025
IMAGINATOR is a pioneering immersive experience where imagination and technology collide. Immerse yourself in shimmering light and sound sculptures, dive off a four-metre ledge into the unknown, or engage in a conversation with the most advanced A.I. on the planet. CLICK FOR MORE >>
COOEE KIDS HOLIDAY PROGRAM
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS GOLD COAST
16 DECEMBER 2024 - 23 JANUARY 205
Cooee Kids’ holiday program will embrace your child’s imagination and creativity through child-led projects and unstructured play. Kids activities may include learning how to use hand tools, tie knots, walk a slackline, build cubbies and rafts, nature art and craft and so much more! CLICK FOR MORE >>
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PAINTING WORKSHOPS
THE CHROMA CLUB, MIAMI
9 - 21 DECEMBER 2024
Explore the wonder of self-expression and enjoy a wonderful intuitive art experience at The Chroma Kids’ School Holiday Painting Workshops. Parents are welcome to join in too for some lovely family bonding time! CLICK FOR MORE >>
Gold Coast Summer School Holiday Activities
ACTIVE PLAY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
MY FIRST GYM, COOMERA
16 DECEMBER 2024 - 24 JANUARY 2025
Looking for an exciting way to keep your child active and entertained over the school holidays? MyFirstGym Coomera’s Summer Holiday Day Camps are the perfect choice! Their action-packed full-day camps promise a fun-filled experience. CLICK FOR MORE >>
ANNA CAREY’S MAGIC + MEMORY: MAKE ME A HOME
HOTA | UNTIL 27 APRIL 2025
Gold Coast artist Anna Carey creates miniature models of houses and the rooms inside them. Her work has been spectacularly brought to life in an oversized model created for play and daydreams. What is real? Where could you use your imagination? CLICK FOR MORE >>
LITTLE ARTLAB | TABLE TOP TREES
HOTA | 6 DECEMBER
Create your very own centrepiece for the upcoming festive season! This is a fun and accessible art activity for little ones to assemble, decorate and personalise a cardboard tree. Templates and decorative materials provided. Little ArtLab provides hands-on creative fun with art activities kids under five can enjoy with their parents and carers. CLICK FOR MORE >>
SCHOOL HOLIDAY KIDS ART CLASSES
SURFERS PARADISE AFC, BENOWA 7 - 24 JANUARY 2025
Set your inner artist free these school holidays with Artelier Workshops School Holiday Kids Arts Classes. Workshops include botanical drawings, pets portraits, reptile mixed media collage, bird art, creative printmaking and more. CLICK FOR MORE >>
Gold Coast Summer School Holiday Activities
SEASONAL CRAFT WORKSHOPS
THE CRAFT PARLOUR, MIAMI
11 DECEMBER 2024 - 24 JANUARY 2025
Holidays are made for being creative and having fun at The Craft Parlour! Join in on a range of craft days and workshops these school holidays including kids Christmas painting, embroidered Christmas decorations, festive cookie decorating, bath bombs, animal pottery and more. CLICK FOR MORE >>
CWS SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
CURRUMBIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
13 - 24 JANUARY 2025
Keep your kids active and have them connect in nature during the 2025 summer school holidays! Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s programs are animalpacked, educational and full of fun. Available for three different age groups with a different adventure each day. CLICK FOR MORE >>
JUMMPS HOLIDAY DAY CAMPS
JUMMPS INDOOR TRAMPOLINE PARK, PARKWOOD
16 DECEMBER 2024 - 23 JANUARY 205
Head to Jummps Trampoline Park these school holidays and keep the kids busy with their super fun Day Camps! Activities include: 2 x Jummps Sessions Mini Golf, Top Golf Swing Suites, Swimming Group Games & Prizes. CLICK FOR MORE >>
RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT
SURFERS PARADISE
14 DECEMBER 2024 - 25 JANUARY 2025
Marvel at hundreds of rare and unusual artifacts and get hands-on with unbelievable interactives at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Touch a meteorite from Mars, meet an incredibly accurate R2-D2™, and even try out gloves to work in a vacuum like astronauts would in space! CLICK FOR MORE >>
Gold Coast Summer School Holiday Activities
SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN AT GOLD COAST LIBRARIES
10 DECEMBER 2024 - 24 JANUARY 2025
Gold Coast Libraries have loads of fun on offer for families over the school holidays – the perfect opportunity to get creative and let your imagination soar! Activities include: Make your own Christmas Decorations, Paper Bag Robots, Writing Workshop, Clay Craft and much more! CLICK FOR MORE >>
FAMILY-FRIENDLY ESCAPE ROOMS
FOX IN A BOX ESCAPE ROOMS
14 DECEMBER - 24 JANUARY 2025
For some great family fun these school holidays, try your hand at a Fox in a Box Escape Room!
Children are encouraged to explore, work out the clues and work together as a team. Suitable for ages 10 and above however everyone is welcome to play. Children under 7 play for free! CLICK FOR MORE >>
Must-do events in BRISBANE
CIRCUS FUN HOUSE
CHRISTMAS EDITION
PINK FLAMINGO | 23 NOV - 21 DEC 2024
Pink Flamingo Brisbane is turning their superpopular, family-friendly show Circus Fun House into a Christmas extravaganza! Expect dazzling costumes, mind-blowing circus acts, daring aerial performances, and acrobatics fused with Christmas tunes, cheeky elves and festive themes. CLICK FOR MORE >>
ST NICHOLAS PRECINCT
PRECINCT TRANSFORMS FOR
CHRISTMAS 13 - 22 DECEMBER 2024
A FREE event where the urban heart of Ipswich transforms into an experiential atmosphere of lights, colour and magical moments. Each night offers live entertainment, photo opportunities and market stalls to enjoy. CLICK FOR MORE >>
BLUEY’S WORLD
NORTHSHORE HAMILTON
UNTIL 14 SEPTEMBER 2025
Bluey’s World is a one-of-a-kind guided immersive experience, that takes you into the Heeler family’s iconic Queenslander home – for real life! Immerse yourself in the hilarious world of Bluey, where things don’t always go to plan, but with a little teamwork and a lot of games, every day is fun. CLICK FOR MORE >>
WILDLINGS FOREST SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
16 DECEMBER, 2024 - 24 JANUARY, 2025
In these immersive, hands-on sessions, children play freely, surrounded by the beauty of nature. From designing rafts and floating them in creeks to working together on bushcraft projects, kids build confidence, resilience, and lasting friendships. CLICK FOR MORE >>
Must-do events in SUNSHINE COAST
TUNNEL RIDGE RANCH CAMPS
TUNNEL RIDGE RANCH, LANDSBOROUGH
3 X 5 DAY CAMPS IN DEC & JAN
Parents, are you ready to give your kids the ultimate holiday experience? Tunnel Ridge Ranch Camps are packed with fun, faith, and new friendships that will make this holiday season one to remember! CLICK FOR MORE >>
SUMMER OF SHARKS
SEA LIFE SUNSHINE COAST
26 DECEMBER 2024 - 26 JANUARY 2025
Sink your teeth into Summer of Sharks at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast. This is a unique opportunity for guests to learn and be inspired by these incredible ocean creatures, highlighting the crucial role sharks play in maintaining ocean health. A Jaw’some adventure awaits! CLICK FOR MORE >>
SCHOOL HOLIDAY UNLIMITED SESSIONS
LASERZONE SUNSHINE COAST
14 DECEMBER 2024 - 27 JANUARY 2025
Laserzone Sunshine Coast is fun for the whole family. Blast away in the multi-level Laser Tag arena and play in the exciting prize and video arcade. Gather the tribe and come experience why Laserzone are the Laser Tag experts! CLICK FOR MORE >>
OPERATION OUCH LIVE!
THE EVENTS CENTRE, CALOUNDRA
9 JANUARY, 2025
TV’s favourite doctors return to Australia this January with a gigantic brand-new show! Dr Chris and Dr Xand are back with the epic “Quest for the Jurassic Fart!”. Join the twins on a dino-mite adventure to unearth the most dangerous, most powerful, most important fart in history – the Jurassic Fart!! CLICK FOR MORE >>
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Monster Waterpark
Heated Pool with wading pool, and Spa
Eco Friendly Playground
Nibbles Café and Nibbles Terrace (Dog friendly)
Full size basketball court
Plenty of indoors and outdoors activities to keep the kids entertained.
Saltwater creek for fishing
